Weather-strip.



No. 632,3lo. Patented sepf..5, 1899. B. F. HIGGINS.

WEATHER STRIP. [Application led Jan. 13, 1899.)

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NrTnD 'i STATES PATENT Fries,

BENJAMIN F. HIGGINS, OF NEOGA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO DANIELIV. OHAMBERLIN, OF PARADISE, ILLINOIS.

WEATHER-STRIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 632,310, datedSeptember 5, 1899. Application filed January 13, 1899. Serial No.702,092. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, BENJAMIN F. HIGGINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Neoga, in the county of Cumberland and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Weather-Strip, of which the following isa specification.

The invention' relates to improvements in weather-strips. I

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofweather-strips and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and eicient oneadapted to be readily'mounted on a door and capable of operatingautomatically as the door opens and closes, to elevate itself forclearing the carpet, and to depress itself so as to iit tightly againstthe door-sill for eifectually excluding air.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure lis a perspective View of a Weather-stripconstructed in accordance with this invention and shown applied to adoor, the latter being closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a portion ofthe Weatherstrip and the door, the former being raised. Fig. 3 is adetail perspective View of the adjustable guide. Fig. 4 is a similarView of one of the end plates of the weather-strip.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

l designates a hinged Vweather-strip constructed of sheet metal orothersuitable material,provided atits upper edge with a circular orcylindrical bead or roll 2, which fits within a corresponding bead 3 ofan attachmentstrip 4, which is secured to the outer face of a door 5 byscrews or other suitable fastening devices. By this construction theweather-A strip is hinged to the door and is adapted to swing upward anddownward. It is held against longitudinal movement in the bead 3 by endplates 6, arranged at the ends of the attachment-strip 4 and providedwith shanks or stems interposed between the attachmentstrip and the doorand retained in place by the fastening devices of the former.

4I/Vhen the door is opened, the weather-strip is automatically elevatedby a pair of springs 7, secured at their `upper ends between theattachment-strip and the door and having their lower portions curvingoutward and engaging the lower face of the hinged weatherstrip; butinstead of employing a pair of springs either one or more than twol maybe provided.

When the door is closed,the hinged weatherstrip is directed intoengagement with a keeper S by an adjustable guide 9, mounted on apivoted block or piece lO at one side of the door-casing. The block orpiecelO,which tapers toward its lower end to provide an inclined innerface l1, is secured to the door frame or casing by a screw l2 or othersuitable fastening device which is adapted to' permit the tapering pieceor block and the adjustable guide to be swung backward out of the waywhen it is not desirable or necessary for the weather-strip to t tightlyagainst a door-sill. .The guide 9 consists of astrip of metal having'itsupper end curved to form a handle and provided between its ends with alongitudinal slot 18, in which are arranged screws 14, whereby the guideis secured at the desired adjustment for operating the Weather-stripproperly.

The keeper consists of a short plate secured to the sill, as shown, andhaving its inner or vupper endbent downward to engage theweatherstrip,and it is adapted to hold the latter tightly against thesill and relieve the guideA of strain. The lower end of the adjustableguide, which is arranged at an angle to the pivoted block or piece,forms a cushion and is adapted to engage the Weather-strip yieldingly;but as it is of much greater strength than the springs Which support theWeather-strip at an elevated position it is capable of holding theweather-strip firmly against the sill to direct it into engagement withthe keeper.

The invention has the following advantages: The weather-strip, whichissimple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, is strong anddurable and adapted to be readily applied to a door, and it is capableof 0peratin g automatically to clear the-carpet when the door opens andto fit tightly against the IOO sill when the door is closed. Theadjustable guide, which is mounted on the door-frame, is adapted to beraised and lowered, and the tapering block or body, which is secured atits upper end by a single fastening device, is adapted to permit theguide to be swung backward out of the way when it is not neoessary forthe weather-strip to lit tightly against the sill. The screw whichpermits this pivotal movement of the tapering block or body is adaptedto hold the same suffioiently firmly in position to avoid being pushedaside by the weather-strip.

Changesin the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrifieing any of theadvantages of this invention.

That is claimed is- In a device of the class described, the combinationwith a weather-strip designed to be hinged to aldoor, of a block or bodylO pivoted at its upperend and adapted to be swung aside to throw thedevice out of operation, a stationary keeper mounted on the sill andarranged to be engaged by the weather-strip when the same is swungdownward, and an adjustable guide mounted on and carried by the block,forminga cushion and adapted to be engaged by the weather-strip, wherebythe same is swung downward, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my'own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJ. F. HIGGINS. Titnessesz D. N. SNYDER, C. M. Dow.

